Bowiesque

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/boʊiˈɛsk/

adjective

Reminiscent of David Bowie (1947–2016), English musician and actor, or his work; glamorous; eclectic; innovative.

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Meanings

adjectiveBowiesque (comparative more Bowiesque, superlative most Bowiesque)

comparative more Bowiesque · superlative most Bowiesque

  1. Reminiscent of David Bowie (1947–2016), English musician and actor, or his work; glamorous; eclectic; innovative.

    St. Vincent has been lauded as a “Bowiesque shapeshifter” and champion of queer identity and aesthetics, and she has been faulted for concealing a lack of substance beneath an aura of “mystique.”

    2022, Sherry R. Truffin, “Laughing with a Mouth of Blood”, in James Rovira, editor, Women in Rock, Women in Romanticism, Taylor & Francis, →DOI, →ISBN

Origin

From Bowie + -esque.

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APA

Bowiesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowiesque

MLA

“Bowiesque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowiesque. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bowiesque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bowiesque.

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